Watching: World War One, 1914 | Epic History Explains (thoughts, commentary & questions)

Epic History TV explains what happened in 1914 during WW1: the prelude, countries involved & opening moves. I've got questions + literary recommendations & music.
Original video: • World War 1 - 1914
Epic History TV channel: / @epichistorytv
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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History channel: / @dancarlinpodcaster
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[@Fryepod3628]

Epic Historys series on Napoleon is absolutely nuts. Best series I've ever saw bar none.

[@NicolasHa]

I want to say that I love your history reactions even more than your comedy reactions, but somehow I am not able to say that, because watching you laugh will always be the most enjoyable.

[@captainshakesbeard2453]

SIMP

[@TreforTreforgan]

Woo woo, someone’s got a crush!

[@DanielAura]

@@TreforTreforgan we all do 😅

[@TreforTreforgan]

@@DanielAura well, I heard it on good authority that she doesn’t even have legs. Lost them to a gator. Have you ever seen them?

[@red-gp9ohh]

Bro what

[@user-cu3jk6qx5w]

Epic History TV is awesome! I highly recommend any one of their videos, they are all excellent!

[@NoProtocol]

Yes they are!

[@shep9231]

Oh, without question!

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

The British Army was the only professional Army in the world in 1914, with all being volunteers and they were also the best trained and equipped Army in the world, however it was tiny in comparison to the French, German and Russian conscript Armies. The Germans had very likely the best lead and all-around most capable Army in the world with some of the best equipment. The Russian Army was large and their nation was modernising and deep into industrialisation, it also had by far the largest population in Europe. Britain with 45 million in Britain, about 38 million in France, Germany had 56 million Germans, the Russians had an insane and all eclipsing population of the Empire but about 1/3 was non russians and about 4.6 million none Slavs but they had 73 million Russians. However if you compared the entire Empires, France with 78 million, most from Indo China (Vietnan, Laos and Cambodia), Germany with 67 million, with 11 million Africans, New Guinean, Polynesian and Chinese, Russia with 136 million with 14 million Poles, 2.6 million Fins and about 2.4 million Turkic peoples, and Britain with 300 million, to many to list. Now the Russians were the only ones concentrated into a single landmass meaning the Russians had more than twice as many people as the Germanys and 3x Britain and France in a single border. The Royal Navy was actually in a technological arms race with the US Navy and the Italian Marine nationale aswell as a local numerical race with Germany, Germany lost clearly but with the USN only slightly smaller than the German Kaiserliche Marine, the Royal Navy was no longer larger than the next two navies combined which by law it had to be.

[@Jzscrstsprstr]

It was Britain that was shaming their young people into enlisting, right? The others, of course, were simply forcing their youngsters. And there's always the propaganda.

[@xenotypos]

Most figures I've seen say Germany had more 60 million people in its own territory (44 million for Britain and 39 for France, most colonies didn't send a lot of troups except "white" colonies (considering their population, generally low) and maybe India). And even if Russia improved a lot between 1905 and 1914, it was still badly equiped compared with the German, French and British armies. I don't consider Russia to be that strong in WW1, nowhere Germany's level, it's questionable they were at the same level as the French but probably.

[@Bakarost]

germany ww1 army was one of the best armies ever. Dan Carlin on his podcast Hardcore history talks about them and its very informative.

[@ravenward626]

To be fair, wasn't it mostly Prussian doctrine that helped them become well organized and able to fight cohesively?

[@Bakarost]

@@ravenward626 yes thats a good point raven

[@thinkingagain5966]

​@@ravenward626 Germans = Prussians

[@arnodobler1096]

​@@ravenward626Prussians are Germans

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@@ravenward626 tbf, basically same thing. Just the name of one of the German states before unification

[@SimonJM]

From what I can see, Mehmed V was the Sultan, whilst Sait Halim was Prime Minister. A few names and places in this video that spraked memories of learnign about the period and quite a few places (battles) which I had no clue about. If only it had actually been the war to end all wars, but alas ...

[@stefanhurdubeti9563]

Inteligence is sooooo damn sexy! Kudos for your interest in Europe`s history, not many americans are guilty of that! 🙃

[@Foxbat320]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnjbcoybmt6if8U an alternative explanation. weirdly the best music I've heard is the song "1916 " done by motor head heart breaking.

[@earthwormandruw]

There's was a problem with the plan, it was bollux

[@AlistairForsyth-y9o]

Impactful video as it covered all the various strands from all around the globe August to December. As you said 1914 must have been some year to live thru - though I wonder how much " the man on the street" was aware of, given limited information channels at that time.

[@hjermsted22]

Historians are so dramatic... "19 year old Serbian nationalist" Translation: a college kid from Serbia. :D

[@artemislogic5252]

protect this girl

[@stefanbozic6413]

the Turkish or Ottoman Sultan in the First World War was Mehmed V! Serbia, in proportion to its size and population, had the most victims in the First World War! In the First World War, the Serbian army had the youngest non-commissioned officer in the history of the army, who at the age of 8 or 9 became a corporal and not long after became a sergeant! In the First World War, the Serbian army awarded the most decorated female soldier in history to Milunka Savić

[@BlackCountryCombatClub]

Watching this, a song just came into my head. 1916 by motorhead. Told from the perspective of a 16 year that fights and dies in ww1. Very sad song.

[@NoProtocol]

I don’t know this one yet, will give it a listen!

[@BlackCountryCombatClub]

@@NoProtocol there's also a cover version by a band called sabaton. Not a fan of them, but they filmed the video at the black country living museum here in the UK. I live in the black country so it was quite nice to see it being used in something other than the peaky blinders TV show.

[@Iceymildhotsauce]

To better understand the complexity of the Romanov family, as well of the Habsburgs, I recommend watching Fall of Eagles. It’s an older mini series from the BBC but still very interesting.

[@ravenward626]

The Habsburgs were a bit ick. One of the dangers of trying to keep revenue in the dynasty under monarchical governance. A few near the end of their reign looked like a series of tough choices gone wrong in a game of CK3.

[@williamsmiler184]

Keep these going. Love from Scotland.

[@SporkRevolution]

And Denmark

[@williamsmiler184]

@@SporkRevolution Start your own thread, Dane 😁

[@yo_boi_biram8095]

I learned about ww1 in school (didn't learn about ww2). The story was soo interesting and i still don't know why its not as talked about as ww2 is. Given that it basically started the shaping of modern politics if that makes sense 😂.

[@NoProtocol]

Wait, why didn’t they teach WW2?

[@yo_boi_biram8095]

​@@NoProtocol wasn't part of our syllabus

[@captainshakesbeard2453]

@@yo_boi_biram8095 syllalalalabus

[@ravenward626]

When I was in high school WWII is roughly where the history syllabus ended. While both global conflicts helped set the stage for our present, a lot has happened since then. I sometimes worry that it leaves a gap in most people knowledge of the past and the situations we find ourselves in today. There is an enormous amount of context in the last 70 years to why many thing are the way they are today. I also worry that rose colored glasses on standard history makes people more vulnerable to deception. Political manipulation of the public is usually based in emotions, and politicians aren't above lying or recycling old strategies.

[@JIMRECURVEGUY]

Molchat doma - sudno good song easy to play on guitar (as I do). As far as WW1 Goes yes it started because an Austrian Duke, Franz Ferdinand (heir presumptive) and his wife Duchess Sophie (who was German, born in Stuttgart Germany) were both assassinated and that pretty much kicked off Germany's involvement in the war that they would have happily avoided otherwise. But that is all left up to opinion.

[@Dazed2006]

A good book about the experiences the men had in the war is Forgotten Voices of the Great war. It's from audio interviews with veterans kept in the Imperial War Museum in the UK. It's a heart breaking and often harrowing read but compelling at the same time. Love your content and the wide range of subjects you cover :)

[@Mattdewit]

The Russians had the largest standing army in the world during the outbreak of the war. As for the suggestion OverSimplified has a nice video on the Russian revolution which explains the Romanov dynasty, the war and the revolution. Also Pasja was title in the Ottoman empire.

[@NoProtocol]

I haven’t seen that one from Oversimplified yet! Thank you for the suggestion Matt. Maybe I’ll look for a whole history of Russia as well

[@Mattdewit]

@@NoProtocol I dont have good video for that but a great book I got assigned during a class on the whole history of Russia was 'Russia and the Russians: A history' by Geoffrey Hosking. It reads well but its pretty long.

[@dsodragus4616]

@@NoProtocol I don't know about oversimplified. It portrays Nicolas the Second as some incompetent child-like czar but reality is a little more complicated. I am not saying that he was a great ruler but definitely not a dummy.

[@xenotypos]

The Russian was the biggest army but it was badly equiped especially compared with the German, the French and the British armies. Russian couldn't take advantage of those numbers, and was very far from being as effective as during WW2 under the soviets.

[@Tross-fe1bq]

I love watching your reactions 😊. You always add things to the video that I didn't know.

[@johanvanaelst8976]

If you're interested in russian history allow me to recommend Russka by Edward Rutherfurd. It's a historical fiction novel spanning 1800 years (180 to 1992) of russian history. While fiction I do think it gives a good rough overview of how Russia evolved through the centuries. It's a massive book though so make sure to check reviews of sources you trust. And take the last chapter, the soviet era, with a grain of salt. In that chapter it's apparent the author has a western viewpoint. Mehmed 5 was sultan of the Ottoman Empire during WW1.

[@gIowtopia]

feels like its been a bit since youve graced us w/ a history deep cut, gang (& on a saturday?) thats like, good omen.. excited to watch :)

[@NoProtocol]

I had the day off & wanted to get around to this video, I’ve had it on my list for far too long! Thank you for the constant support (: hope you liked this one

[@Greymist73]

You may have seen it, but The Great War channel did a 100 year week by week “after action” coverage of WW1 that took them over 4 years to make. If you enjoy this Epic History TV channel, you’ll probably also enjoy that as well. Good stuff!

[@NoProtocol]

Hi! Yes, I mention that channel at the end, I haven’t seen all of the videos but many, they’re so good

[@Greymist73]

Oh, jumped to post before I finished your video! Lol oops. The channel of the video you watched today is a favorite of mine. The napoleonic history is excellent, and the one covering all of napoleon’s marshals was fascinating

[@Millisama]

Mehmed the 5th was sultan of the Ottoman during WWI

[@NoProtocol]

Thank you! I hadn’t reminded myself to look it up yet

[@Millisama]

@@NoProtocol i gotcha! I love your content and added suggestions

[@Deadeye012011]

Each Nations Military at full mobilisation Russia: 13 Million Germany: 12 Million Britain: 9 Million France: 8.5 Million Austria-Hungary: 6.5 Million United States: 4.5 Million Italy: 4 Million Ottoman Empire: 2.5 Million

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

The first Diesel engines were crude and not yet refined enough for motor vehicles. However they were ideal for use in WW1 submarines to charge the batteries.

[@earthwormandruw]

This time I'm going to watch it first all the way through before commenting.

[@NoProtocol]

It’s the thought that counts

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

My Oldest Great Grandpa served in World War One. Henry Otto Grill Private First Class United States Army 1895-1979.

[@Waradmiral238]

Sultan Vahdettin was the leader of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. but nationalist officers ruled the empire. Enver Pasha was married to Vahdettin's daughter. This gave him a lot of political power. Enver Pasha was an ambitious but dreamy general. He caused the Ottoman Empire to experience the greatest defeat in its history on the Russian front. His biggest chance was that Mustafa Kemal Pasha, one of the best commanders in history, defeated the British and anzac Army together with German General von Lim Sanders on the Çanakkale front. Then Mustafa Kemal Pasha founded the new Turkey. Enver Pasha fled the country. He was assassinated and killed by Armenians in Armenia.

[@ltsecomedy2985]

Hi, there is a BBC 13-part Mini Series from 1974 called (Fall Of Eagles). It portrays the historical events from 1848-1918, covering the ruling dynasties of (Austria-Hungary, Germany & Russia). It`s well worth watching if the politics & lifestyles behind the scenes, interest you more than the battles. A good anti-War film to watch covering WW1 is (Oh ! What A Lovely War) it is a Musical/War film from 1969. Both the Series & this film feature many famous British Actors & Actresses, some of which you may recognise. I hope you enjoy them both as much as I did. :)

[@SailorRob1473]

The BBC’s 1964 series “The Great War” covers the entire war, but at 26 episodes it’d be a marathon for you. If you don’t mind a British perspective, “The Last Tommy” (in 2 parts, I believe) told the stories of, and interviewed, the last 27 (British) survivors of the conflict. Every one of them over the age of 100 in 2005 & is of a more digestible length. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHbGmWBuo6mWd5osi=m0dfO- kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ7HmGBrbsaEq8Usi=EW14_qxS4aPHpCj4 For Britain’s “unkillable” soldier, look up the life of Adrian Carton de Wiart.

[@xlerb_again_to_music7908]

Watch a whole video on assassination? And... what then happened? Try "37 Days" by BBC. Awesome TV, strongly recommended. Shows both sides

[@JudahsRedEyeLion]

Hi.

[@NoProtocol]

That was extremely fast! Hello again

[@TonyTonez91]

Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas and King Charles of England were all decedents of Queen Victoria. Archduke Ferdinand was a decedent of the Hapsburgs which is another Ex-Royal family to learn about and their ridiculous several centuries of inbreeding 🥴🥴

[@stuartcook8823]

6.20 in looks like that could be my local Scottish regiment. Our town had a population of approximately 80k in total. Around 2300 of our men never came home. Horrendous numbers.

[@patmcgroin6916]

This was a GREAT series that ran from 2014 to 2018 covering the Great War called... The Great War! (lol) Here is a link to the episode about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. The entire series is super solid, covering events as they happened 100 years prior, but also with episodes on specific topics like women in the war or amazing moustaches of the generals...and Q&A sessions. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ6rqaRobZlnZsU LOL you are amazing! Already familiar with The Great War series, eh? Keep up the great work!

[@mhh7544]

Guns of august . In 1962, Barbara Tuchman published The Guns of August, a book about the negotiations among the Great Powers that led to the outbreak of World War I in August 1914. Her thesis was that bungled diplomacy caused the war. The book won the Pulitzer Prize and is said to have influenced President John F. Kennedy. Who famously said, Ive red Guns of august, and I dont want to see a book to be written called Missiles of august.

[@jarazy1232]

9:20 "Russian ports of Odessa"..?

[@Sean76G]

Presumably because Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire and not because Odessa was actually in Russia.

[@Sean76G]

Talaat Pasha, Interior Minister and later Grand Vizier, was the real power in the Ottoman Empire during WW1. Along with Enver and Jamal Pasha he formed an authoritarian triumvirate and organised the Armenian Genocide, as well as genocides against the Syriac and Greek populations. The Sultan was a puppet controlled by the Committee of Union and Progress, the governing party, which was headed by the triumvirate.

[@Marcus_Berger1701]

As an austrian i constantly think how the world would have developed if we austrians had stuck to our old Habsburg motto "Tu felix austria nube" which translates to: 'Let others wage war: thou, happy Austria, marry'. The austrian ruler dynasty Habsburg was famous for inheriting land and titles by marrying. Besides the time prince Eugen of Savoyen was leader of the military, militarily we were somewhat backwards.

[@bdleo300]

Yes, Serbia accepted all but one, but Austro-Hungary just wanted war....

[@jamesrocks7010]

You might be interested in a channel called Extra History and the series they did called World War I: The Seminal Tragedy. They have some interesting videos I think you would like on a wide range of subjects. Including some things you mentioned wanting to learn about in this video. Love the reactions,

[@legatomodi3522]

Ill listen to your song if you listen to mine. The Decemberists - When the war came. 90 years of peace blessed europe and there was no major wars fought, but when WW1 came, it came hard

[@kevinsosa2906]

"All Quiet On The Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque is a good book about the First World War.

[@duncanny5848]

Watch a BBC mini series about this time. 37 Days. very interesting, a docu-drama may be a good description. it is about the runup to the war in the offices of power, specifically mainly focused (but not exclusively) to the British and German ministries. I rate it very highly, hope you can find the time as it is very worthwhile.

[@stefanbozic6413]

it is not clear to me why the British king George V did not save the Russian imperial family of the Romanovs through asylum, considering that the Russian emperor Nicholas II is his first cousin! otherwise, from Empress Catherine the Great, who was not Russian herself, to the last Russian monarch, Emperor Nicholas II, no one from the Romanov dynasty was a pure-blood Russian due to marriages with princesses from Denmark and Germany who, upon arriving at the Russian court, converted to Orthodoxy and took Russian names!

[@skirnirBG]

By this time Turkye dosnt have sultan, but president and was Ataturk. And he achieve quite a feat because russia and my bulgaria fouth with them and the army was in shables, but only england thouth that and pay the price.

[@yaciZ213]

9:53 Well there was I think 3 change of power. 1)The was the Sultan Mehmet V 2) With Young turks revolt he got out of the Khalif and Sultan title, so his brother Sultan Mehmet VI was Sultan, at the end of the war, before 1922, there was a revolt, also the Young Turks I think that doesn't want Mehmet to be Sultan, so there was 3 minister, one of them was Enver Pasha the minister of war

[@ezzz42]

I hate to knit pick but it wasn't "the schlieffen plan". Sure it was Count von Schlieffen's idea and plan but the plan was called "Aufmarsch II West" all of this information was classified of course and the details werent reveald untill some time in the 20s if i remember correctly.

[@Lesminster]

It is crazy to think that during ww1 one battle would consume lives of more people than whole Ukraine-Russia war after 2 years of active combat.

[@martindunstan8043]

NP👍if you have a real interest on the subject of warfare with against all odds scenarios then I would suggest for your personal viewing,U boat wargamers a production by Sky History. This dramatisation is about a group of women and a gravely ill captain tasked with a strategy to defeat the Nazi U boat peril in the Atlantic, an amazing true story showing the desperation of the time and the genius of a group of women put together working out what to do with bits of wood and string. Probably not suitable for reaction videos but a compelling watch.✌️

[@damirsmith3371]

Talk Talk -it's my life

[@NoProtocol]

I hear this song on the radio sometimes & had no clue of the name, thanks for sending it!

[@damirsmith3371]

@@NoProtocol You can also try to watch Only fools and horses ,i can see that you already watch fantastic Dave Alen try about Adam and Eve. About history read about esoteric Helena Blavatska,or some things about Atlantis,Ancient Egypt,Thoth and conections till this days. Also about Tesla,who took his inventions and using them for a weapons,also who is Marija Orsic?😃

[@RUSTY-A-L]

So was the assassination "meant" to happen, destiny or just a strange coincidence? What about the Strauss-Howe generational theory? That every 75-100 years there is a crisis within a society, or multiple societies because the current living generation did not experience war, political strife, etc. first hand are doomed to repeat something similar.

[@birgerfurugard7259]

I gotta say it eventually. God damn you are clever and cute. Sorry for creeping. But I want you to know. Aint nothing more cute than a smart and genuine sweetheart. (The ypres pronounciation got the better of me) Keep u up, you are a valuable rolemodel among women in a time of bad values and low self respect!

[@gertstraatenvander4684]

Most of Belgium was occupied. 1 million Belgian refugees here in the Netherlands. At least the Germans skipped us that time.

[@TheArbiter1322]

Germany went into WW1 with a larger army due to having a larger population, and people they could draw from due to territorial gains from the Franco-Prussian war.

[@CezaryCezary-vf4hy]

Przemyśl ❤ 😅

[@NoProtocol]

This was a hard one to pronounce

[@rashomon351]

WWI seemed to have been a comparison of wiener length between European royalties still stuck in medieval thinking of power and sway. Most of them had family ties. This was a war caused and unnecessarily prolonged by the arrogance, ignorance and incompetence of a so called elite class of nationalistic leaders. National pride is just self-deception an the second easiest way for an elite to make others sacrifice themselves for their benefits (easiest is religion). From national pride comes the feeling for national supremacy which is a precursor to fascism. Every fascist movement started by an appeal to national pride. That's why I'm proud to live in a country with the lowest national pride in our times. And I'm quite frightened of a rising ignorance in my country to why that is.

[@jonathonrudge8485]

If you're ever looking for a chubby boyfriend in the north of England hit me up 😂.. Love the videos!

[@williambranch4283]

In propaganda and myth ... The Angel of Mons slowed the German attack at Mons.

[@alexgor8301]

Best video about Romanov - BBC Empire of the Tsars Romanov Russia.

[@Lei_Wong]

Music recomendation: Sabaton - Fields of Verdun: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIOQoot-pdRnn5I Sabaton - Sarajevo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5ynd2Vsa6-pqLc

[@NoProtocol]

I have yet to listen to a Sabaton song! Thanks for linking both (:

[@mascha28swinkels]

Besides the music ( which I personally love, who knew Swedish powermetal about was history could be so good) they also have their own Sabaton history channel on KZbin where they give more of the background of the stories they sing about. One of my favourites is actually from ww2 “Night-witches “ with an animated story video for the song with some extra context.

[@MichaelSayer-sf7gu]

I used to think Duke was spelled juke because I only ever heard British people say it. I also used to think tubes and choobs were different.

[@danielman4057]

Good to know humans always human...110 years nothing has changed

[@Kenneth_James]

Weren't all the Leadership of all countries involved in Europe actually related

[@nerminsnowhuseinbasic9340]

Please come to Sarajevo and I will show you the route of Archduke and what happened

[@mattsmith5421]

You missed a bit lol there's another 45 minutes to this video this is the re-upload. I used to listen to it every night when I was going sleep until i noticed my brain was internally speaking along with the words because id vaguely memorised the first 20 minutes.nOh you didn't prematurely end it the normal video of this that they made years ago is an hour long.

[@no_just_relax]

If u want watch the lead up watch the seminar tradegy by simple history ( i think)

[@chrisigoeb]

Would be cool if you could continue their ww1 series, its reallyg good. Also russia had the largest army that time with around 6 million men but Germany had the best army in the world

[@joerhea9340]

Please check out World War I in numbers. it’s a brilliant series and I highly recommend it

[@shep9231]

I strongly recommend Epic History's full World war one video. I also recommend their Apollo series as well.

[@davidlewis2447]

You should watch the Great War channel probably the best channel it covered the war day by day a hundred years later plus it has more update and declassified information

[@mitchycool92]

Russia had the “largest army”, Germany had the “best army.”

[@HyPnOsS1933]

And he was the husband of the famous princess cissy stabbed to death every Christmas we watch the German movie

[@mikehuston2132]

akk these people were queen victorias grandchildren

[@gorantomic7150]

Watch Lady of the dark animated version by Sabaton 👍

[@matthewcostello3530]

Russia traditionally always had the largest army in Europe

[@williambranch4283]

Western powers committed suicide. Mostly monarchies at that time. It is assumed that representative democracy is less prone to war?

[@noob4146]

I just learned hitlers first battle he fought in was Ypres before watching this

[@kainejoyes2981]

Please remember when you hear the word ‘casualties’ it means men…men who are dying to protect others…

[@fredsanford5954]

Narrator's got a British accent, so you know it's legit.

[@ravenward626]

lol. I met an atomic physicist once with a deep southern accent. I want to say Alabama, but I'm no longer sure. It was interesting to feel how my own biases made it feel odd. Since then listening to Dustin on "Smarter Every Day" has helped normalize it for me.

[@DerekOwenLangdon]

Are you saying that anyone narrating in a forein

[@mhh7544]

Please continue, my countrys destiny is very much connected to WW I.

[@progamer1110]

Extra Credits has a wonderful series that covers the assassination of the Archduke, but also covers the build up to the war and the diplomatic scramble on all sides to stop it. It's one of the better series I've ever seen on youtube. I highly recommend it, they frame the whole story as some sort of Shakespearean tragedy.

[@NoProtocol]

I’ve only seen one video from that channel so far, but I’ll check out what they have on the Archduke, thanks for bringing it up!

[@cody-n5q]

at 5:05 the answer to your question is Russia had a larger army than Germany. although not trained or equipped as well as the Germans

[@jessestanley1690]

The flower of Europes youth was snuffed out for no good reason. Tragic

[@matthewcostello3530]

Ya gotta watch The Guns of August, the book is a bit dry

[@matthewcostello3530]

"They Shall Not Grow Old" is a masterpiece

[@archduchyofaustria2021]

We want your reaction to Napoleonic wars...😢

[@codyashley8787]

Please do the rest of this series! I think they even added all parts into one. The War War series and The Alexander the great ones are my favorites. I appreciate if you do the rest of this parts.

[@Aoiichi]

How do we summit videos or book recommendations ? just drop em in the comments ?

[@robertlonsdale5326]

Try watching the last tommy.. x

[@allen046]

This what they should be teaching in schools.

[@lektric5745]

I feel like you would enjoy watching The Fat Electrician’s Videos!

[@NoProtocol]

I haven’t heard of it, but I like the name of the channel!

[@azar5255]

If u are interested you can find a video from Hungary it is very interesting one.

[@Artunan]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWi0d5VjgbeXb7M

[@MrBurt3000]

You’re a Schliefen plan.

[@GuitarOwnsDrums]

A guy called Wendigoon has a great video explaining the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in an entertaining way. Might wanna give it a watch

[@NoProtocol]

I think I’ve seen a missing 411 video from that channel, I’ll give it a look! Thank you

[@ravenward626]

Wendi's got quite a few good stories to tell. Found his content through a collab he did with Internet Historian.

[@loganparker180]

There is a really interesting picture of all the royal families of Europe

[@ezraanderson1190]

Hello 😁

[@NoProtocol]

Hi again (: happy Saturday!

[@CezaryCezary-vf4hy]

Are you interested in the geopolitics?